I love the aesthetics of both dragonflies and Chinese brush painting. These are lovely and alive. They appeal to me as much or more than anything else you've shown us, with the exception of the very rustic clay pots, and that is truly saying something. I bow to your greatness.

When the lighting is right,, I'll have to photograph my Chinese brush paintings I got in mainland China in the early eighties. One is of crayfish and the other of the calligraphic symbol for tiger, complete with striped tail. They are some of my favorite pieces.

Once again, wonderful work. You have earned the title artist.

I just love your work!

Very pretty. I love what you've done with the little red stamp thing too, very clever.

In chinese painting, the red thing is an anticipated element, the signature or stamp of ownership. Space is left for it when painting and it is used to balance the composition.

American ans Western art usually signs in the bottom right. But chinese art makes the signature part of the work. You might even write a poem or some prose that you would hire a calligrapher to add to it in the end, again leaving space for it.

My mermaid line drawings are actually very chinese in ideation.

I am glad you think they are pretty. That's their only purpose in the world.

Sometimes, in older paintings that have changed hands, the stamps of ownership become clutter on the work and their provenace becomes the only value the piece of art retains. Just like in western art.

That was what Warhol was getting at. The idea that it didn't matter what the art was, but rather who owned it.

My art is not like that.

Your art promises to have endurance. Wow!

That's funny. Pottery does seem to survive the tests of time better than most other art forms.

I have literally negative artistic talent. I try to draw a recognizable stick figure and suck any possible life out of it. So I am eternally in awe of those of you who are genuine artists. These are so lovely I feel as those light fingers have brushed the back of my neck. Thank you.

these are beautiful

LOL, I was pointed in your direction, and now I see why!

Who was pointing at me!!

Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie is my evil twin. There are nekkid pictures of him on OS, but I am not saying where!